Improvement in boxes



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No. 216,927. Patented June 24,A 1.879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETGE.v

AUGUST WUENSOH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH REOKENDORFER, OF SAME PLACE. Y

IMPROVEMENT IN BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 216,927, dated June 24, 1879; application filed May 29, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST WUENSCH, of

the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulmlmprovements in Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is directed to a cheap and simple construction 0f box adapted to contain two layers of goods-such, for instance. as pencils-and to be opened in such a manner as to display either layer at pleasure. The box itself, by which I mean the external case or shell, I make in two parts, resembling two box-covers, which, preferably, arehinged toV gether at one edge. p. With these parts I com-1 bine a removable neck, of a depth equal to4 the combined depth of the two parts of the case when closed together. Within the neck is a horizontal partition, which separates the layers of goods, one from the other, and serves as -the bottom or floor on which rests that layer which is displayed when the box is opened. The partition need not be fastened positively to the neck. All thatis practically necessary is, that it should iit in the neck snugly.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of the case of the box. Fig. 2 is a like view of the neck. Fig. 3 is a like view of the partition, adapted in this case to receive lead-pencils. Fig. 4 is a perspec- V tive view of the box complete, with one side of the case open.

The case shown in Fig. 1 is composed of what really amounts to two covers, A A', preferably hinged or jointed together along one of their longer edges. When closed they constitute the case of the box.

closed.

The neck B is a frame adapted to flt snugly in the case, and of a depth equal to the distance between the top and bottom of the box or case A A.` The neck thus ts in and is clasped by both parts A A 4when, the box is When either cover is raised the neckremains seated in the other cover', as indicated in Fig. 4.

Fitting snugly in the neck is the horizontal partition O, which horizontally divides the area included within the neck into two equal parts. The partition in this case, being designed for pencils, is provided with vertical division-ribs a, which are intel-locked with the partition in any usual or suitable manner.

A layer of pencils can be placed on Veach side of the partition, and each layer can be brought uppermostat pleasure, according as the box is opened from one side or the other.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to vsecure by Letters Patent, is-

A box composed of two hinged or jointe/d half-cases or covers and a horizontally-partitioned neck, which enters ,and'fits within and is entirely incloserb/f/boh parts of the case when the latter osed together, but is attached to neither part, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I nhavehereunto set my hand this 21st day of May, A. D. 1879.

AUGUST WUENSCH.

Witnesses JULIUs HEIDEEMAN, LEOPOLD AUsBAcKE. 

